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GCSE History: Medicine Through Time (ALL OF IT) Revision Cards

Hey peeps! I've finally done these! Here are some revision cards for all of the Medicine Through Time section (or as much of it as I can recall). I hope it'll be of some use to you all and here's just a few things it contains;

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Prehistoric Man Homo sapiens Homo NeanerthalisTrephinning; cutting a small hole into skull to release an evil spirit.Done by shaman. To cure headaches, epileptic fitsCave paintings; show shamans and ritualistic sacrifices. Possiblereligion or medical practices?Wounds; covered open wounds with mud to seal them offBroken bones; encased in mud/clay to help them heal properlyStomach-ache; cured by ingesting plant/herb bulbsFevers; steamed themselves by fireBuried their dead; society, civilisation?…read more

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Ancient EgyptiansCode of Hygiene; used scented oils and washed day and night, they alsohad Gnat nets to stop spread of MalariaNot Nomadic; lived by the River Nile, used it for food (fish and crops)also had farming/agricultureHad; Farmers, Doctors/Physicians/Priests, Builders etc.Embalming Process; Canopic Jars ( stored organs in later left in body),brains removed via nose, no medical research allowed (too hot andagainst religion)Written Language; Hieroglyphics, used to keep record of medical thingson PapyrusBuildings; built Temples, Pyramids/Tombs, Cities ­ ThebesGods & Goddesses; Anubis (God of the Dead), Imhotep (God of Healingand Art of Medicine)Basic Plumbing; for rich and important, basic plumbing and bathrooms…read more

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Ancient GreeksAsclepius; legendary hero turned God, was the Greek God of HealingPanacea & Hygeia; daughters of Asclepius, Hygeia origins of word`Hygiene'Four Humours; link with elements (Earth, Water, Fire, Air), substancesin the body (blood, phlegm, yellow bile, black bile) and seasons (Spring,Summer, Autumn, Winter)Hippocratic Oath; taken by doctors as a sort of code of conduct for themHealth Programme; went to Stadias, Gymns, boys were trained and hadshowers and a good dietNatural Remedies; used soup, honey, bleeding cups etc. In treatmentsHerophilus; Greek doctor who dissected animals in public, discovered thatthe brain controlled all movement in body.…read more

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RomansPowerful Civilisation; most powerful civilisation EVER! Interested inGreek architecture, sports and ideasPractical; built roads (transport), aqueducts (fresh water), sewers (dirtywater), and bridgesDrainage System; public latrine (315 AD ­ Rome has 144 flushablelatrines)Engineering; built aqueducts to transport huge amounts of water to cities(220 million gallons a day) - a feat of engineeringMarshes; tried to not build nearby marshes, drained marshes near existingsettlements, diseases common near marchesPublic Bathes; open 1pm to dusk, cost 1 quadron (16ht penny) foreveryone to useMineral (Natural) Springs; Army Barracks built nearby, best source ofwater, healthy and hygienicSettlements; chosen carefully depending on geography of land…read more